JUST IN: Two American economists share the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics for their contributions to auction theory
The prize for economics is officially known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences. It was established by Sweden's central bank and has been awarded since 1969 in memory of industrialist Alfred Nobel.
In 2019, the economics prize was awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their work to alleviate global poverty. Duflo, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was the youngest person and only the second woman to be awarded the prize.Last week, the World Food Programme was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and its"contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.
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